Abstract Information and communication technology (ICT) is increasingly recognized as an
important driver of economic growth, innovation, employment and productivity and is widely
accepted as a main feature of development. During the last couple of decades, ICT sector
became the most innovative service sector that affected the living standards of human
beings all over the world. In the beginning of the $21^{st} $ century, some of the Asian
countries made reforms in the ICT sector and spent an enormous amount for the progress of …

During the last couple of decades, ICT sector became the most innovative service sector that
affected the living standards of human beings all over the world. In the beginning of the 21st
century, some of the Asian countries made reforms in the ICT sector and spent an enormous
amount for the progress of this sector. On the other hand, developed countries in the
European Union (EU) faced different crises which badly affected the dissemination of this
sector. Consequently, EU countries lost their hegemony in the field of information technology …